Press release

DSM – repurchase of shares (1-7 April 2011)

Heerlen, NL, 08 Apr 2011 10:15 CEST

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has repurchased 376,582 of its own shares in the period from 1 April 2011 up to and including 7 April 2011 at an average price of €43.97. This is in accordance with the repurchase, covering existing option plans, announced on 23 February 2011. The consideration of this repurchase was €16.6 million.

The total number of shares repurchased under this program to date is 2,501,298 shares for a total consideration of €107.0 million.